Galloway Creek
7 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Galloway Creek is a 7-mile out-and-back in North Spur Trail near Pontiac, MI. The route reaches Galloway Creek. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Galloway Creek
7 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 919–987 ft
Out & Back · North Spur Trail
Trailhead: 42.67404, -83.28391
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftPass Galloway Creek.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Galloway Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Loon Lake & Silver Lake 15.3 mi · ▲ 132 ft
- Adams Road Mastodon via Clinton River Trail 13.9 mi · ▲ 228 ft
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